Population, male in Palau
Palau: Population, male was 53.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Palau, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Palau is 53.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Palau peaked at 54.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1963.
Palau ranks 9th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.4% | — |
| 1961 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 50.4% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 50.4% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 52.0% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 52.3% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 52.6% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 52.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 53.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 53.8% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 53.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 53.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 53.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 53.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 53.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.5% | 50.4% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.8% | 50.8% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.9% | 51.9% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 53.6% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 53.2% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 52.8% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.8% | 54.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 6 Kuwait 61.1% compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 60.4% compare
- 8 Seychelles 55.1% compare
- 10 Bhutan 53.4% compare
- 11 Brunei Darussalam 53.1% compare
- 12 Northern Mariana Islands 52.9% compare
More health data for Palau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 105 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Palau?
- Population, male in Palau was 53.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1963.
- How does Palau rank for population, male?
- Palau ranks 9th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.